Unit1DreamhomesHi,I’mNeil.Iliveinatown15milesfromLondon.Thehouseisbig.Myfavoriteroomisthekitchen.MyfamilyandIoftensitthereandenjoyacupoftea.Wehaveabeautifulgarden.Ialwayshavefunwithmydogthere.Hello!MynameisAnna.IliveinaflatinthecentreofMoscow.Ourflatisontheseventhfloor.It’snotbig,butwehaveanicelivingroom.Afterdinner,weliketowatchTVandchatthere.Ishareabedroomwithmysister.Weoftenlistentomusicinbed.Hi!I’mStephen.IliveinalargehouseinLosAngeles.Ihaseightrooms.Ihavemyownbedroomandbathroom,andIlikethebalconybest.Ilovetositthereandlookoutatthebeachandthesea.It’scool.Unit2NeighboursAmy:Hi,Simon.Whatareyourneighbourslike?Simon:They’rekindandhelpful.Someofthemarevolunteers.Theyoftenmeetatthecommunitycentreandsharetheirdifferentskills.Theyhelpuswithallkidsofproblems.Amy:Whendotheymeet?Simon:Usuallytheyhavea‘helpinghands’meetingattheweekend.Amy:Aretheygoingtohaveameetingthisweekend?Simon:Yes.There’ssomethingwrongwithmycomputer.I’mgoingtoaskacomputerengineertocheckit.MycousinAnnie’sbicycleisbroken,soshe’sgoingtoasksomeonetofixit.Amy:Canyoufindanyonetohelpyouwithyourhomework?Simon:Yes.Somecollegestudentsarereadytohelp.Amy:That’sreallynice.Dothevolunteershelptheoldpeopletoo?Simon:Yes.Someofthemoftenvisittheoldpeopleanddosomeshoppingforthem.Thisweekend,they’llhelptheoldpeoplecleantheirflats.Amy:That’sgreat!Youareluckytoliveinaneighbourhoodlikethat,Simon.Unit3WelcometoSunshineTown!WelcometoSunshineTown!TherearelotsofthingstodoinSunshineTown.Wouldyouliketo…Stayinaquiettown?Theairisfreshhere.Youcanseemanytrees,lakesandgreenhills.Thereisalsoabeautifulparkinthetowncentre.Localpeoplelikejoggingintheparkinthemorning.SunshinetownisnotfarfromthecentreofBeijing.Ittakesonly40minutesbyunderground.Goshopping?Therearelotsofniceshopsinourtown.Mostthingsarenotexpensive.Youcanbuywonderfulpresentsforyourfamilyandfriendsthere.EatChinesefood?Beijingduckisveryfamous.Wouldyouliketotrysome?TherearemanyChineserestaurantshere.IfyoudonotlikeChinesefood,therearesomeWesternrestaurantstoo.EnjoyBeijingopera?WhynotvisitourlocaltheatreandenjoyBeijingopera?IfyouwanttolearnmoreaboutourChineseart,don’tmisstheoperashowsthere.Welcometoourtown.Wearelookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.Unit4FindingyourwayHi,everyone.Herewe’reinfrontoftheSouthGate.Gostraighton,andyou’llfindthePandaHouse.Pandasarecute.Theyliketoeatbambooandliedownalldaylong.Everyyear,lotsofvisitorscomeheretoseethem.Walkalongtheroad.TothenorthofPandaHouse,you’llfindthelions.Lionsarethelingsoftheanimalworld.Rememberthatthey’redangerous.Nevergonearthem.Turnleft,andtothewestoftheLions’Area,you’llfindtheWorldofBirds.Birdsmakebeautifulsongswhentheysing.TothenorthoftheWorldofBirdsistheMonkeys’Forest.Monkeysarecleverandfunny.Theyjumparoundandmakepeoplelaugh.Thenturnright,andtotheeastofMonkeys’Forest,you’llseethegiraffes.They’requitetall.Theirlongneckshelpthemeattheleavesfromthetrees.North-eastofthegiraffesthere’sabridge.Crossthebridge,andyou’llseetheelephants.Theirlargeearsarelikeopenfans.Hereyoucanseeallkindsofanimals.Haveanicetrip!Unit5AmazingthingsTheghostintheparkOneSundaymorning,MillieandAmywenttoSunshinePark.Asusual,theysatdownunderabigtree.Suddenly,theyheardawhisperfromthebushesbehindthetree.Theyturnedaroundbutsawnothing.“Isanybodyhere?”Millieasked.Nobodyreplied.“That’sstrange,”thetwogirlswereveryafraid.Theylefttheparkquickly.Ontheirwayhome,theymetAndy.“Whathappened?”Andyasked.“There‘saghostinthepark!”Milliesaid.TheshetoldAndyeverything.“Whatisit?”Andywondered.Hewenttothepark,stoodbesidethetreeandlistenedcarefully.Thenheheardthewhisper!Hesearchedthebushes.“Hereitis,”Andysaidtohimself.Hefoundalittlecatinthebushes.Itwasveryweak.Whenitmiaowed,itsoundedlikeawhisper.AndypickedupthelittlecatandwenttofindMillieandAmy.“Thisistheghostinthepark,”Andysaid.MillieandAmywereverysurprised——itwasalittlecat!Laterthatday,theytookthelittlecattotheanimalcentre.Unit6OutdoorfunDowntherabbitholeOnesunnyday,Alicesatbyariverwithhersister.Thensheheardasound.Shelookedaroundandsawawhiterabbitinacoatpassingby.“Ohdear!I’llbelate!”saidtherabbit.Ittookawatchoutofitspocketandlookedatthetime.Howamazing!Alicestoodupandranacrossthefieldaftertherabbit.Therabbitjumpeddownabighole.Alicedidnotwanttolettherabbitf=getaway,soshejumpeddowntheholetoo.Down,down,down.Alicefellforalongtime,andthenshehittheground.Shefoundherselfaloneinalong,lowhall.Thereweredoorsallaround,buttheywerealllocked.Alicesawasmallkeyonatable,butitdidnotfitanyofthedoors.ThenAlicenoticedasmalldoorandputthekeyintoit.Thedooropened!Shecouldseealovelygardenontheotherside.Alicetriedtogothroughthedoor,butshewastoobig.Alicedidnotknowwhattodo.Thenshewentbacktothetableandsawalittlebottleonit.Anoteonthebottlesaid“DRINKME”.Aliceopenedthebottleanddrankalittle.Ittastedsweet.Alicelikedit.Shedranksomemore.Thenshefeltalittleill.Shelookeddownandsawherbodybecamesmallerandsmaller.SoonAlicewassmallenoughtogothroughthedoor,soshedecidedtoenterthegarden.Whenshewalkedtowardsthedoor,sheforgetaboutthekey.Alicehadtogobacktothetable,butshewastoosmalltoreachthekey.Shetriedtoclimbup,butfailed.Thenshesawapie